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government ministers, foreign dignitaries, and even the syrian president. for five years, omar claims he worked in the presidential palace, his main job was propaganda. >> translator: i was a member of the press office in the presidential palace. we met and manufactured news and see how we could distribute and publish these lies. we invented stories that would help justify the crimes committed by the syrian regime. >> reporter: omar says he was a member of a 15-person team working under long time government spokeswoman bethaynia shaban. omar's job was to trash the defectors' reputations. >> translato we contacted regime loyalists from lebanon and syria to aper as guests. to say the defectors were bad and corrupt. >> reporter: now omar is one of those defectors and he's offering details and impossible for cnn to independently verify about how the syrian president has coped with the uprising. how did bashar al assad's behavior change over the last year and a half? >> translator: he seemed worried all day long. we rarely saw him smiling. he paced up and down t
government ministers, foreign dignitaries, and even the syrian president. for five years, omar claims he worked in the presidential palace, his main job was propaganda. >> translator: i was a member of the press office in the presidential palace. we met and manufactured news and see how we could distribute and publish these lies. we invented stories that would help justify the crimes committed by the syrian regime. >> reporter: omar says he was a member of a 15-person team working...
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i know another company was taken over by the chavez government. and the reality is that nobody really knows what is going to happen. so that's something that can be expected in the next six years. >> here is why we care and why we're talking about it. gas, oil, right? let me look down. they're the fourth largest exporter of oil to the united states. one of the top oil producing countries in the world but more than 35% of the population lives below the poverty line. as paula mentioned, economists are worried they could go off the cliff here. she mentioned default in a couple of months. listen to what some economists are saying. >> they have already reached point where the current situation can't continue, a continuation of the current policy framework could culminate in a crisis effectively. >> right now, at least, we need the oil when you hear the precarious situation that is their economy, should we be worried? >> i find the situation very ironic. we, the united states, get about 8% to 9% of the oil from venezuela, a socialist country. venezuela,
i know another company was taken over by the chavez government. and the reality is that nobody really knows what is going to happen. so that's something that can be expected in the next six years. >> here is why we care and why we're talking about it. gas, oil, right? let me look down. they're the fourth largest exporter of oil to the united states. one of the top oil producing countries in the world but more than 35% of the population lives below the poverty line. as paula mentioned,...
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in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> all right. all morning long we've been telling you that jerry sandusky is in a courthouse awaiting his fate. well, his fate has come. let's head to the courthouse now with susan candiotti. what's the sentence? >> reporter: carol, jerry sandusky will die in jail. as expected, he got a very long sentence. the judge said not less than 30 year
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live pictures right now of the house oversight and government reform committee rsh right now democratic representative elijah cummings talking right now. always searching for answer on what the u.s. knew leading up to and following the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, which led to the deaths of four americans, including the u.s. ambassador there. let's listen in to representative cummings. >> are just as concerned as members on the other side of the aisle. we each represent about 700,000 each people too. >> what do we do today? what do we do today? my goal is to try in some way to put this toxic partisanship behind us. and focus on the security of our personnel. every two years we put our hands up as member of this congress and we swear to protect the people of the united states of america. all of us do that. not just republicans. not just democrats. all of us. those people that we promise to protect are not limited to just the folks located within our shores our bountryes of this nation, but those people that go out and put their lives on the line every day for us and -- >> yo
live pictures right now of the house oversight and government reform committee rsh right now democratic representative elijah cummings talking right now. always searching for answer on what the u.s. knew leading up to and following the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, which led to the deaths of four americans, including the u.s. ambassador there. let's listen in to representative cummings. >> are just as concerned as members on the other side of the aisle. we each represent about...
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that's the news from the government federal -- from the federal government, rather, which announced today that social security recipients will likely get less than a 2% bump to account for cost of living increases. that's less than half the increase in benefits they received this year. >>> hi there. here on the help desk we're helping you pay off your student loans and with me this hour are liz miller and greg mcbride. greg, here is a question for you. >> what's the fastest way to pay off my student loans? >> first of all, should she be in such a hurry to pay off her loans? >> look at the private student loans first and focus on getting those paid down. not only do they tend to have higher and variable interest rates, but lack the flexibility of things like forbearance that lets you suspend payments if you have a period of financial difficulty, federal student loans have that provision in there. rank your debts from higher interest rate to the west, focus on the highest rate obligation. when you get that paid off, focus on the next highest and so on down the line. >> any additional advice
that's the news from the government federal -- from the federal government, rather, which announced today that social security recipients will likely get less than a 2% bump to account for cost of living increases. that's less than half the increase in benefits they received this year. >>> hi there. here on the help desk we're helping you pay off your student loans and with me this hour are liz miller and greg mcbride. greg, here is a question for you. >> what's the fastest way...
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losses for the government. wells fargo denying the allegations. >>> the first commercial cargo mission to the international space station is now a success. space x's dragon capsule docked with the orbiting laboratory just a few hours ago. the capsule is delivering food and supplies to the astronauts on board. in about 2 1/2 weeks, it will be sent back to earth with scientific experiments and failed equipment. >>> all right. now to the politics of twitter. what happens when a prominent black actress says she is supporting mitt romney instead of barack obama? well, stacy dash found out after posting a tweet that set off an internet firestorm. a.j. hammer joins me now. he is following that story. as far as the controversial tweets go, this one was pretty tame, but listen. she's also, a.j., i don't know if you've heard about this, she's identifying herself as mexican-american and not african-american. have you heard that? >> i had not heard that, but you would think, you know, just the tweet that she sent out is pr
losses for the government. wells fargo denying the allegations. >>> the first commercial cargo mission to the international space station is now a success. space x's dragon capsule docked with the orbiting laboratory just a few hours ago. the capsule is delivering food and supplies to the astronauts on board. in about 2 1/2 weeks, it will be sent back to earth with scientific experiments and failed equipment. >>> all right. now to the politics of twitter. what happens when a...
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private companies now taking over the work that governments did before. what do you make of that? is that helpful to the program? >> absolutely. you know, a little competition is really good, because it makes people a little bit better at what they're doing, and now that we have commercial spacecraft coming up here to do the resupply, nasa can actually concentrate on other stuff going beyond lower the orbit, making a big trobt potentially get us back to the moon, on to mars, more into exploration. so, yeah, commercial companies coming up to the international space station i think is a great idea. >> uh-huh. we talked to you, you said never in a million years would you imagine you would be doing this. you wanted to be a veterinarian. only a handful of people can say they have been the commander of a space station. you're a woman. that is definitely an accomplishment. what is that like to you? is there a mentor or a hero that you have that you aspire to be like? what is that like for you? >> you know, it's a little humbling, because i don't really think of that stuff too much in tha
private companies now taking over the work that governments did before. what do you make of that? is that helpful to the program? >> absolutely. you know, a little competition is really good, because it makes people a little bit better at what they're doing, and now that we have commercial spacecraft coming up here to do the resupply, nasa can actually concentrate on other stuff going beyond lower the orbit, making a big trobt potentially get us back to the moon, on to mars, more into...